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Posted 6/9/2013 8:22 PM (GMT 0)
I have had uc for a year and a job with a lot of manuel labor. I have missed a lot of days at work . I just got on fmla and it seems like my bosses/ hr dept aren't really familiar with it and neither am I. I read on line the basic outline but does anybody have experience dealing with this? I want to be transferred to a dept with less physically demanding but I don't want to lose my pay, can they do that?
Posted 6/10/2013 1:29 AM (GMT 0)
Yes. I am confused though. I thought you said in another thread that Asacol has put your UC under control.
Posted 6/10/2013 1:41 AM (GMT 0)
welcome -

can they do what ?

Posted 6/10/2013 1:59 AM (GMT 0)
I signed on (with my doctors written request) for FMLA. All it does is protect your job if you are out due to UC ( or whatever condition you have). In my case last year I ran out of sick time but it allowed me to take additional time without it counting against me without pay of course :( but I am so glad I have it!
Posted 6/10/2013 3:48 AM (GMT 0)
Yes I would say I am somewhat in remission from the asacol and it had helped me 100x better than the apriso I used to take, but with long days of strenuous work I'm just the same person that can wake up and do it all over again, I feel like a got a hangover the next day, is why I miss more days if work than normal
Posted 6/10/2013 4:55 AM (GMT 0)
FMLA gets you UNPAID leave. sounds like you want accommodations, which might fit better under disability act. but they have to be reasonable/practical. if accommodations are not practical, an employer might offer a transfer instead of dismissal, but that is up to them.
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